User manual

2004 software Manual

4 Getting start manual

This step-by-step manual has been written especially for you. It describes the main functions and

presents the specific features of our product and will be used as a step-by-step guide when

implementing the system for the first time. Our goal was to write out a most concise, efficient and

clear guide-book, keeping in mind what would be most useful to the new user.

This manual is not an exhaustive description of this software's potentials. It has been designed for

you to have all the pre-requisites to implement your creations in light-control. We have selected the

main functions and features in order to grant you some autonomy. (i.e. so as not to have one hand

on the key-board and the other flipping through the instructions-manual).

To clearly understand this lighting program, you must understand the purpose of each function:

Pages

The page is what defines what fixture is being used. Basically you can have one page for one kind

of fixture. A page shows all the function available on your fixture (colors, gobos...) and contains the

following buttons:

Scenes

A scene is basically a cue and can be dynamic (movement...) or static. The software creates pre-

programmed scenes allowing to control your fixtures without programming. We will see later how to

create our own scenes. When you call a scene, the previous one (in the same page) is automatically

released.

Switches

The switches can be used simultaneously and comprise a click "activates/deactivates" click. Indeed,

several of them can be activated at once and you just have to click so as to toggle from active to

inactive position and vice versa. They could be compared to contact breakers wired up in parallel.

They can be used to change a color, a gobo, reset your fixtures...

Cycles

A cycle is basically a cue list made programmed with switches and scenes. A cycle can also be used

to synchronize a sound track (WAV, MP3...) with your lights.

Thanks to this hand-book, we truly hope you will quickly become proficient in the use of the

software. Enjoy your reading!